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By the Associated Press
Richmond, Va. (AP) | Voters in Chesterfield County, Va., have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice, claiming that the county violated their right to vote in the February 12 presidential primary.
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By Myung Oak Kim, Rocky Mountain News
By lawsuits and law, paper ballots regaining ground
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By Bill Kaczor, Associated Press Writer
Tallahassee, FL | More than 115,000 former felons who completed their sentences have had their civil rights restored since a new state rule went into effect 14 months ago, Gov. Charlie Crist said. More >>
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By The Associated Press
It was not an auspicious beginning. The year was 2004 and the newest federal agency had no desks, no computers, and no office to put them in. More >>
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By Kevin Wilson, CNJ staff writer, CNJonline.com
After a ballot-counting mistake that pushed into Wednesday afternoon was addressed, a pair of first-time campaigners earned a general election battle against each other. More >>
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John Bonifaz: "Our Voting Re-public"
The threat of election privatization raises a fundamental question: Who owns our vote?
The struggle for the right to vote has never stopped in the United States. During our 200-plus-year history, we have traveled from a time when only white male property owners could vote, to the abolition of slavery and the passage of the 15th Amendment, and the prohibition of discrimination in voting based on race. The wom-en’s suffrage movement in the early 20th century led to the enactment of the 19th Amendment, prohibiting discrimination in voting based on gender. The civil rights movement ended the legalized system of racial segregation and brought about the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965.
But the past few election cycles are evidence that our struggle for equal voting rights continues. Certain legal barriers to voting continue (i.e., laws prohibiting ex-felons from voting), and new barriers have emerged that disproportionately target historically disenfranchised communities (i.e., photo identification requirements to vote). But a quieter threat has emerged that further undermines the integrity of our electoral process.
